Cant Stop amp settings — Vox AC30C2
The Red hot Chili pepers guitar tone for “Cant Stop”, dialed in for a Vox AC30C2 with a Squier Contemporary Stratocaster. Studio version, By the Way (2002)
Marshall Major 200W (or Fender Deluxe Reverb), Fender Stratocaster '62 or Telecaster '60, Boss CE-1 Chorus, Big Muff Pi for solo
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 3 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
The original Marshall Major has bright, present mids with high headroom — your AC30 shares the Class A chime but has a pronounced treble peak around 3-4kHz that the Marshall lacks. I dropped treble from the original's 7 to 5 and presence from 6 to 4 to avoid ice-pick highs. Bass cut from 4 to 3 because the AC30's low-end is already warm and thick. Without the Boss CE-1 chorus that Frusciante used for body, the tone will be slightly thinner — the AC30's natural compression partially compensates.
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